as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
the church's controversial interdict against the use of birth control devices
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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the state legislature moved to interdict the use of radar-detection devices by motorists
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Recent Examples of interdict
Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Environmental and community groups in South Africa's Eastern Cape province won an urgent interdict to stop the surveys in December last year and are now asking the court to permanently halt the operations.
—Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 2 June 2022
Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 22 May 2025
So far this fiscal year, since October 2024, the Coast Guard has tracked 277 vessels clandestinely entering U.S. waters from Mexico in the San Diego area, some of the boats being interdicted and others getting away, Read said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 5 May 2025
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Noun
There are no restraining orders, injunctions or interdicts anywhere.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Environmental and community groups in South Africa's Eastern Cape province won an urgent interdict to stop the surveys in December last year and are now asking the court to permanently halt the operations.
—Mogomotsi Magome, ajc, 2 June 2022
Verb
The man then got up from his seat and walked as close to the well as possible, before being interdicted by a marshal.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 22 May 2025
So far this fiscal year, since October 2024, the Coast Guard has tracked 277 vessels clandestinely entering U.S. waters from Mexico in the San Diego area, some of the boats being interdicted and others getting away, Read said.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interdict
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The divided panel also said West Virginia’s prohibition violated the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The agreement involves provisions on territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities as well as the disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration of non-state armed groups.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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It would also be prohibited from creating any substitute organizations.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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Swimming in Liberty Reservoir is prohibited because of the dangers posed by the deep water, which can also get extremely cold in places due to its depth.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Another 11 were intercepted over Doha without causing damage and one landed in an uninhabited area of the base causing minimal damage.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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The Ukrainian air force said that 359 incoming drones were either intercepted or electronically jammed.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Similar success has been seen with bans on unhealthy food advertising on London's transport network.—
David Vetter,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Critics warned that in the absence of federal AI regulation, the ban on state-level laws would leave U.S. citizens with no protection from AI harms at all.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Humans have been forbidden to travel to the island of Ile Saint Hubert, where many of the remaining dinos continue to live.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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Sweeping fiscal moves of this kind are traditionally restricted by the Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, which limits the sort of policies that can be folded into bills passed through reconciliation, and forbids legislation from adding to the nation's deficit beyond 10 years.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The Socialist Reich Party (SRP), a successor to the Nazi Party, was outlawed in 1952.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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The United States outlawed ibogaine in 1967 along with other psychotropic drugs.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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“Interdict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/interdict. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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